Haato Chama Journey (EN)

How the deck wins

This is the EN-pool version of Haato Chama Journey, using only cards in the English card pool through Diva Fever (hBP07), including the start decks through hSD19. Compared with the JP list it drops the 2 Creator PC for a 3rd and 4th Normal PC, the 2 hBP09 2nd Haato hBP09-045 for a 2nd and 3rd 2nd Haato hBP07-041, and Watermelon Bubble for a 2nd SorAZ Celebration. Every holomem is still Akai Haato, with 20 Red Cheer.

The engine is unchanged. Haato's stage skill Haachama Now ([1/Turn]) draws 2 when, during your turn, one of your abilities returns your Haato from your stage to your deck. Her 2-power oshi skill Strongest Idol Worldwide! ([1/Turn]) returns 1 back Debut Haato to the bottom of your deck and gives a Haato on your stage Arts+50 this turn. Chama Journey returns a back Haato and every holomem stacked under it to the bottom of your deck, and this turn every Haato needs 1 less colorless cheer for its Arts.

2nd Haato hBP07-042 is the attacker: Pure Heart Tarantula (2 red) does 80 plus 40 special damage to the opponent's center and collab holomem; Journey to Happiness (red + 2 colorless) does 140, +50 if one of your holomem returned from your stage to your deck this turn. The new 2nd Haato hBP07-041 adds 50 special damage to the opponent's collab when it collabs, and its Arts does 100 while every cheer on your stage is red, which is always true with this cheer deck.

The trained AI started from the JP Haato Chama Journey AI and played 25,000 more games with this list. On the same deals it won 86.7% against the field, up from 83.5% for the JP AI piloting this list.

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• ×1Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato
• ×1Akai Haato
• ×3Akai Haato
• ×4Akai Haato

• ×2Harusaki Nodoka
• ×1holoAN
• ×2Bloom Stage
• ×1Borderline Evil Robot
• ×4Chama Journey
• ×1Explosion Magic
• ×1Oink!
• ×1So, That Makes You My Enemy
• ×2SorAZ Celebration
• ×1Totsumachi
• ×2Friendly PC
• ×4Normal PC

• ×20Red Cheer

Key cards

2nd Haato hBP07-042 (main attacker)

Pure Heart Tarantula, 2 red: 80, and deal 40 special damage to the opponent's center and collab holomem. Journey to Happiness, red + 2 colorless: 140, +50 if your holomem returned from your stage to your deck this turn. Both +50 against purple. 200 HP.

Bloom it in the center; Tarantula chips two targets each turn, Journey to Happiness finishes after a return.

Akai Haato (oshi)

Stage skill Haachama Now, [1/Turn]: during your turn, when your Akai Haato is returned from your stage to your deck by your ability, draw 2 cards. Strongest Idol Worldwide!, 2 holo power, [1/Turn]: return 1 of your back Debut Akai Haato to the bottom of your deck; choose 1 Akai Haato on your stage, it gets Arts+50 this turn.

One oshi skill a turn both draws 2 (through Haachama Now) and adds 50 damage.

Chama Journey

Event: choose 1 Akai Haato in your back position and return it and all its stacked holomem to the bottom of your deck in any order. This turn all your Akai Haato need 1 less colorless for their Arts.

A return that turns on the +50 for Journey to Happiness and makes that Arts cost red + 1 colorless.

2nd Haato hBP07-041

Collab EVERYBODY SAY HENTAI: deal 50 special damage to your opponent's collab holomem. Chama's Plan to Be Loved by All, red + 1 colorless: 80, +20 if all cheers on your stage are red (+50 against green). 200 HP.

Your second 2nd in this list: collab it for 50 special damage, and attack for 100 when the center 2nd is not ready.

1st Haato hBP07-040

Collab: you may return 1 of your back Debut Akai Haato to the bottom of your deck to search your deck for a [1st or 2nd holomem] other than Buzz and add it to your hand. Our Restaurant's Famous Haaton Burger!, 1 red: 40. 170 HP.

Your search card; its return also triggers Haachama Now.

1st Haato hBP07-039

Gift, [1/Turn]: during your turn, when your Akai Haato is returned from your stage to your deck, you may send 1 cheer from your archive to this holomem. My Name Is "Chamao" a Real Man's Man!, red + 1 colorless: 50, and 20 special damage to the opponent's center. 160 HP.

Gets back one of the cheers you lose when a Haato stack leaves the stage (once a turn).

Haachama Now is once a turn, so a second return in the same turn does not draw again, and each 1st hBP07-039 takes only one archived cheer a turn. Journey to Happiness only gets +50 after a return THIS turn, and Chama Journey's cost cut does not help Pure Heart Tarantula (2 red, no colorless). 1st hBP03-034 is Buzz: if it is downed you lose 2 life. SorAZ Celebration, Bloom Stage, Harusaki Nodoka, holoAN, Borderline Evil Robot, Oink!, Totsumachi and So, That Makes You My Enemy are LIMITED, so only one of them a turn.

Game plan

What the trained AI does

In 60 test games the trained AI won 98%, against 93% for the JP Haato Chama Journey AI playing the same deck. It finished games in about 7 of its own turns.

Practice it

1. In Match Lab's Player vs Bot, play against the Haato Chama Journey (EN pool) Specialist AI first and watch how it sets up.
2. Then pilot the deck yourself and count your returns: aim for one Haato returned to the deck every turn, and collab 2nd hBP07-041 for its 50 special damage.
3. Aim to win in about 7 of your own turns, like the trained AI does.